Mantra 24
Sukta 5
ब्रह्मचारी ब्रह्म भ्राजद् बिभर्ति तस्मिन् देवा अधि विश्वे समोताः । प्राणापानौ जनयन्नाद् व्यानं वाचं मनो हृदयं ब्रह्म मेधाम्
brahmacārī bráhma bhrā́jad bibharti tásmin devā́ ádhi víśve samótāḥ | prāṇāpānāú janáyann ā́d vyā́naṃ vā́caṃ máno hṛ́dayaṃ bráhma médhām
The Brahmacārin beareth Brahman, shining; in him are all the Gods set, interwoven. Begetting prāṇa and apāna, thence he gendereth vyāna—speech, mind, the heart, Brahman, and inspired understanding.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Brahmacārin / Brahman / Prāṇas / Viśve Devāḥ
Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mixture possible; to be confirmed against critical metrical analysis
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